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West Japan Railway Co: Overview

West Japan Railway Co (JR-West) is a provider of passenger railway transportation services. Its railway network covers prefectures in the western half of Japan’s main island of Honshu and the northern tip of the island of Kyushu. JR West operates Shinkansen high-speed intercity passenger services and other conventional lines consisting of limited express trains for intercity transport and local transport for commuting to and from work or school. JR-West also provides other transportation services such as ferries and buses. The company has interests in other businesses such as retail, real estate, travel, hotel, advertising agency, and maintenance and engineering services. JR-West is headquartered in Osaka-Shi, Osaka, Japan.

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Headquarters Japan

Address 4-24, Shibata 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka-Shi, 530-8341


Telephone 81 6 63766060

No of Employees 44,897

Industry Transport and Logistics

Ticker Symbol & Exchange 9021 (TYO)

Revenue (2022) $10.3B 35.3% (2022 vs 2021)

EPS XYZ

Net Income (2022) XYZ 178.2% (2022 vs 2021)

Market Cap* $9.8B

Net Profit Margin (2023) XYZ 157.7% (2022 vs 2021)

* As of and is in US$
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History

History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.

Year Event Description
2023 Plans/Strategy In January, the company announced its plans to deploy face biometrics gates at two train stations in Osaka.
2022 Corporate Changes/Expansions In November, the company completed the construction of temporary station building.
2022 Contracts/Agreements In November, the company and Bakan Co., Ltd jointly develop a management system and introduce it to the Umekita (Osaka) underground station.
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Competitor Comparison

Key Parameters West Japan Railway Co Kintetsu Group Holdings Co Ltd Central Japan Railway Co Tokyu Corp Tobu Railway Co Ltd
Headquarters Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan
City Osaka-Shi Osaka-Shi Nagoya-Shi Shibuya-Ku Sumida-Ku
State/Province Osaka Osaka Aichi Tokyo Tokyo
No. of Employees 44,897 44,079 29,854 23,763 18,599
Entity Type Public Public Public Public Public
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Executives
Name Position Board Since Age
Kazuaki Hasegawa Executive Officer; Chairman; President Executive Board 2019 -
Fumito Ogata Director; Executive Vice President; Senior General Manager -Railway Operations Headquarters; General Manager-Regional Community Development Headquarters; Executive Officer Executive Board - -
Ichiro Murata Director; Director - Sanyo Shinkansen General Headquarters Executive Board - -
Hiroaki Maeda Director- Railway Headquarters; General Manager-Safety Promotion; Managing Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager-Railway Headquarters; Director Executive Board - -
Keijiro Nakamura General Manager -Railway Headquarters; Director; Executive Officer; General Manager -Railway Company; Vice President Executive Board - -
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